Still Alive Rubens Tube
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Uploaded by FirstEastMIT on Apr 29, 2008
A Rubens Tube is a classic physics demonstration. The device is simply a tube with a source of propane on one side, a speaker on the other, and a bunch of holes along the length. When the speaker outputs certain tones, the sound waves bouncing around the inside of the tube set up standing waves with areas of high and low pressure. The higher pressure areas force propane out faster and makes a larger flame.
"Still Alive" is a song with lots of sustained, computer generated tones that happen to be of the right frequency to react with our tube.
This project was completed by four people on First East:
Dhaval Adjodah, Robin Deits, Michael Ciuffo, and Paul Hlebowitsh
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I considered asking "Why?", but then I realized you do what you must because you can ;)
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Science.
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Somebody should combine this with musical tesla coils and the water organ to make a fire-water-lightning combo
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coooooool X.X
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@XxSTRlKERxX Good thing we still have the Incinerators. Yes, I am cruel because by that random comment I'll bring you back.
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You should make a note somewhere about how huge a success this was.
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FIRE!! (fire arlarm) rararararar!
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and he was Still Alive after doing this ; )
Worst pun ever!
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I'm doing science and I'm still alive!
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dont play with fire... FUCK THAT!! THIS I AWSOME
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You even set her SONG on fire! You fiends!
ArmageddonV2 8 months ago 119
GLaDOS would be happy after seeing this
masterpanos1990 8 months ago 90